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  2. History of Uruguay - Wikipedia

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    The history of Uruguay comprises different periods: the pre-Columbian time or early history (up to the 16th century), the Colonial Period (1516–1811), the Period of Nation-Building (1811–1830), and the history of Uruguay as an independent country (1830–present).

  3. Uruguay - Wikipedia

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    Uruguay's early 19th-century history was shaped by ongoing fights for dominance in the Platine region [31] between British, Spanish, Portuguese, and other colonial forces. In 1806 and 1807, the British army attempted to seize Buenos Aires and Montevideo as part of the Napoleonic Wars .

  4. Outline of Uruguay - Wikipedia

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    The history of Uruguay according to the political period (interim and other administrations in italics): Indigenous period: no political organization known. Colonial period and fight for independence. Nation building and prelude to civil war (1828–1839). Provisional governments of Suárez - Rondeau - Lavalleja.

  5. Category:History of Uruguay - Wikipedia

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    History of Uruguay by topic (7 C) * Uruguay history-related lists (7 P) A. Archaeology of Uruguay (1 C, 3 P) D. Defunct mass media in Uruguay (1 C, 1 P) E.

  6. Category:History of Uruguay by topic - Wikipedia

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    Political history of Uruguay (11 C, 6 P) S. Social history of Uruguay (7 C, ...

  7. Indigenous peoples in Uruguay - Wikipedia

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    Indigenous peoples in Uruguay or Native Uruguayans, are the peoples who have historically lived in the modern state of Uruguay. Because of genocidal colonial practices, disease and active exclusion, only a very small share of the population is aware of the country's indigenous history or has known indigenous ancestry.

  8. Politics of Uruguay - Wikipedia

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    The politics of Uruguay abide by a presidential representative democratic republic, under which the president of Uruguay is both the head of state and the head of government, as well as a multiform party system. The president exercises executive power and legislative power and is vested in the two chambers of the General Assembly of Uruguay.

  9. Postage stamps and postal history of Uruguay - Wikipedia

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    1856 'Diligencia' multiple, 'Ferrer block' This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Uruguay.. Uruguay is in the southeastern part of South America and has a population of over 3 million people, almost half of whom live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area.